Inconsolable

As the morning mist fades to the ground
upon your wings i marvel at your splendor

and subtle visions fade away
how once I thought I seemed to know what love once might have been...

in your presence I am whole again,
and all the years I wasted for what might have been
were never lost at all, they were never lost at all.

Never Give Up

Or, give up.

What is there which you are not giving,
That you seek to keep for yourself?
This world is begging you for all that there is to give!
So never withhold your omnipotent grace from your lover
In keeping it for yourself, you keep it from yourself!

Spread your wings,
There are clouds of joy for you to fly through,
And stormy nights to cleanse your heart
In the twilight passage to Dawn.

Releasing that which you hold so close,
You set it free.
And you are free.

Let Love guide you, and you will have a true Friend
One which will always stand by you,
Who will hold you 'till you sleep.

The Genius of Charles Stepney

Charles Stepney was a producer, composer and arranger for Chess/Cadet records in the 1960s and 70s. Some of the finest soul music ever recorded was done so under his leadership. He worked with Phil Upchirch, Minnie Riperton, The Dells, Earth Wind and Fire, The Emotions, Deniece Williams, Rotary Connection and others. His contribution to music was great. In 1976, the same year he died, the music he was contributing to was becoming so godlike that it is almost heartbreaking to listen to 40 years later - simply because of how beautiful it is.